Tricolore Collection

French poster from General de Gaulle, WW2
A French poster with a message to all French people from General Charles de Gaulle, based in London during the Second World War. France has lost one battle, but France has not lost the war

French Flag 1908
An old soldier in German- occupied Strasbourg is permitted to display the French flag

WW2 poster, A tous les francais, General de Gaulle
WW2 poster, A tous les francais (To all French people), from General de Gaulle, based in Liverpool during the Second World War. France has lost a battle, but France has not lost the war

Patriotic French poster by Cappiello
Patriotic poster by Leonetto Cappiello, depicting Marianne, the national symbol of France, standing on a red, white and blue map of the country

Sergeant Ewart capturing the French eagle at Waterloo
Sergeant Charles Ewart capturing the French 45th Regiment's eagle standard at the Battle of Waterloo - The Bird Catchers, Royal Scots Greys Date: 1815

Music cover, La Marseillaise 1792-1918, WW1 - sung by Rouget de Lisle at Strasbourg (writer of the words and music) Date: 1918

Cartoon, Monument to Napoleon! by George Cruikshank. Showing a skeleton on top of a pyramid of skulls, to reflect the many deaths caused during his military campaigns. Date: 1842

WW1 poster, Souscrivez a l'Emprunt National - Pour le Drapeau! Pour la Victoire! (Subscribe to the National War Loan - For the Flag! For Victory!) Date: 1917

The Tomb of Napoleon, St Helena
The Tomb of Napoleon on the island of St Helena. The burial took place after Napoleon's death in 1821; the remains were moved to Paris in 1840. circa 1820-1930s

REMEMBERING THE DEAD
On the anniversary of the battle of Marne, French villagers decorate a war grave with the Tricolore flag Date: 1915

Frenchmen marching in London after enlisting 1939
French reservists marching with French flags over Westminster Bridge, after reporting to and being registered by the French Consulate for military service, just after the outbreak of war

Calendar, February 1916, WW1
Calendar, February 1916 -- General Edouard de Castelnau, First World War. By Hermann-Paul. 1915-1916

Cartoon, French soldiers departing on leave, WW1
Cartoon by Pierre Abadie-Landel, Les Joies du Poilu (The Pleasures of the Poilu), French soldiers departing on leave, First World War. 1917

Grand Hotel, Estoril, Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. Date: circa 1910

V for Victory - WW2 - France. Date: 1945

Patriotic French Postcard - Little soldiers and Marianne
" Allons Enfants de la patrie..." A row of Patriotic little soldiers line up and stand to attention before the Personification of France

Cartoon, The good trader. A salesman of food and other items offers a French soldier some Camembert cheese for a much lower price if he will say where the 20th Corps is

Cannes, France - the Beach and Mont Chevallier. circa 1906

WW1 - Vive La Ligne (" Long live the line" ) - patriotic postcard supporting the (thin) line of French troops guarding their country from German attack in the early part of WW1

PATRIOTIC FRENCH SCARF
A young, blonde patriotic Frenchwoman dons a red revolutionary style cap with tricolour rosette & tricolour striped scarf. Date: circa 1917

POLYTECHNIQUE STUDENTS
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris: two men are on the roof, waving a white flag. Date: 27 July 1830

PLAYING AT SOLDIERS / 1880
A budding Bonaparte invites his troops to salute the tricolore, waving his sword while a bugler blows Date: circa 1880

Balloon rally, Vincennes, Paris, France
A balloon rally at Vincennes, on the outskirts of Paris. Date: 1900

Franco-British Exhibition, London - Wood Lane Entrance. Date: 1908

WW2 - Souvenir sewn postcard - from France
WW2 - Souvenir sewn postcard sent home by a British soldier stationed in France, featuring tricolore and union flag lettering. Date: 1940

French Flag-Scarf
A young, blonde patriotic Frenchwoman dons a red revolutionary style cap with tricolour rosette & tricolour striped scarf

French seaside bathing scene
A seaside bathing scene somewhere on the French coast, with children having fun in the sea. Bathing huts can be seen on the beach in the background. Date: 1906

Peugeot Car Advert 1930S
An advertisement for Peugeot motor cars, depicting one of their racing models at full pelt

Portsmouth - Illuminated Tram Car to celebrate French Fleet
Portsmouth - An illuminated Tram Car, decorated to celebrate the French Fleet stationed in Portsmouth during 1905. The Star

Nice, France - A view of the port. Date: circa 1910s

Poster, Foire de Paris, May 1937
Poster, Foire de Paris, 15-30 May 1937. 1937

Front cover, La Baionnette
Front cover design, La Baionnette, looking forward to the time when women get the vote. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Bluebeard, WW1
Cartoon, Bluebeard. France and Belgium wave from their tower as American ships come to rescue them, with the Stars and Stripes flag in the background. Date: 1919

Cartoon, German Kultur, WW1
Cartoon, German Kultur or the cultivated truth during the First World War, showing a blindfolded allegorical female figure with flames rising around her. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Little Red Riding Hood in a wartime version in which a little French girl encounter a German officer (wolf) hiding behind a tree. Date: 1919

Cartoon, Georges Clemenceau post-WW1
Cartoon showing the French statesman Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) kissing and hugging his people, relieved that the war is over. Date: 1919

Poster, Champs Elysees, Paris, France. Date: circa 1961

Cartoon, Sharing a drink, WW1
Cartoon, a French soldier and a British soldier share a drink of Pinard (cheap wine or plonk), enjoying a break from fighting. Date: 1916

Cartoon, The Good Alphabet, WW1
Cartoon, The Good Alphabet. Two Frenchmen with different initials on their armbands meet on a country road. The main thing is that they are on the same side. Date: 1915

Cartoon, At Biarritz, WW1
Cartoon, At Biarritz. A man who is optimistic about the war chats in the sea with a fellow-bather. Date: 1915

WWI Poster, French War Loan, 3rd issue
Poster design by Hansi, Subscribe to the third issue of the French War Loan, with an image of Strasbourg. Date: circa 1916

Repeating Pattern - French girl in Tricolore scarf / hat (green background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Noblesse oblige - Swiss caring for injured soldiers
Noblesse oblige - Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly. Despite neutrality in world conflict, the Swiss recognise their obligations due to their status to care for those injured in

French patriotic WWI postcard - Debt owed to those who die
(transalation) To you who give your life - the flowers that you are owed from your Fatherland. Date: circa 1916

Patriotic French postcard - WWI era
Patriotic French postcard, featuring a rather non-plussed model as French Heroic Archetype Marianne, sending glorious good wishes for swift military victory to French forces in the early years of

Souscrivez au IVeme Emprunt et le drapeau tricolore, ?tra Souscrivez au IVeme Emprunt et le drapeau tricolore
Souscrivez au IVeme Emprunt et le drapeau tricolore, a Strasbourg, annoncera au monde le regne de la paix, de la liberte, de la justice

Le tricolore. Print shows the French Le Tricolore balloon in the colors of the French flag with three passengers, possibly Jules Duruof, his wife, and another man

Sauvetage du ballon Le Tricolore Monte par Monsieur et Madame Duruof, naufrages sur les cotes d Angleterre, et recueillis par le patron William Oxley et son Second du Port de Grimsby

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